Resisting McDonaldization by Barry Smart
The McDonaldization thesis argued that contemporary life is succumbing to the standardization, flexibility and predictability of fast-food service. This text makes a critical appraisal of the thesis, discussing the rationalization of modern life, consumer culture and modern citizenship.
`An impressively wide-ranging collection of critical responses to, and applications of, Ritzer′s thesis, including contributions by some of the world′s leading social theorists and held together by Barry Smart′s comprehensive introduction and Ritzer′s own detailed response to his admirers and criticsThe ′Ritzer thesis′, as it has come to be know, has of course found a massive response, admirably captured in this volume′ - William Outhwaite, University of Sussex
`Consumer capitalism may be spreading everywhere, but not without opposition. As Resisting McDonaldization shows, a wide variety of people and movements struggle to maintain the local, to combine economic development with greater equality and justice, and to pursue alternative visions of the global future. The essays are trenchant and timely′ - Craig Calhoun, New York University, USA
Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780761955184 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761955186 |
| Title | Resisting McDonaldization |
| Author | Barry Smart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 1999-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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